House of treason : the rise and fall of a Tudor Dynasty / Robert Hutchinson.
Publication details: London : Phoenix, 2009.Edition: Paperback editionDescription: xi, 402 : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780753826904
- 0753826909
- 9781407244556
- 1407244558
- Rise and fall of a Tudor dynasty
- Norfolk, Dukes of
- Howard family
- Norfolk, Dukes of -- Political activity
- 1485-1603
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Courts and courtiers
- Nobility
- Nobility -- England -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
- Great Britain
- England -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
- Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
- 942.050922 22
- DA28.35.N67 H88 2009
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 942.05 HUT | Available | 063227 |
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-383) and index.
Part 1: Back from the Brink -- Rebuilding the Dynasty -- Guardians of England -- Part 2: The Struggle for Power -- The King's "Great Matter" -- A Woman Scorned -- "Dreadful Execution" -- "Prostrate and Most Humble" -- Down but Not Out -- The Great Survivor -- Part 3: Caught in the Religious Snare -- An Equal of Kings -- Martyr Earl -- Resurgam.
"The Howard family were the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in Tudor England. Acclaimed historian Robert Hutchinson tells the dramatic story of the Dukes of Norfolk, whose fatal pride and ambition almost destroyed a powerful Tudor dynasty." "Robert Hutchinson describes the human drama and tensions for a turbulent century in the history of the Howards, and of England. Loyally serving Tudor monarchs at the forefront of English military and naval exploits, the Howards were not content with mere battlefield glory, and the fame and fortune which resulted. Intrigue and conspiracy ran in the veins of successive generations, but flawed ambition and crass stupidity dogged their attempts to creep ever closer to the Tudor throne. Two Dukes of Norfolk were condemned as traitors; another was beheaded. Other family members were frequently - and sometimes falsely - incarcerated on suspicion of disloyalty to the throne. As far as the Tudor monarchy was concerned, the Howards were a house of treason."--Jacket.
